Finance and ICT

Our Finance and ICT service provides a cost effective, responsive and accountable service which meets the needs of our customers and ensures the proper stewardship of the Council's funds.

We are committed to working towards providing a service which:

• Has a strong customer focus
• Is responsive to customer needs
• Empowers customers
• Is accountable and open
• Meets the highest professional standard of service provision

Corporate accounting

We are responsible for:

• Budget preparation
• Budget monitoring and control
• Financial returns
• Annual accounts
• Professional advice to Executive Directors
• Statutory and financial reporting
• Financial and revenue ledger control

Corporate finance and governance

We are responsible for:

• Treasury management and capital financing
• Corporate risk management and insurance services
• Financial Systems management administration and development
• Rent accounting
• Income management
• Payment of all suppliers and creditors of the Council

Revenues and benefits

We are responsible for the processing of:

• Housing and Council Tax Benefits for residents
• Scottish Welfare Fund Crisis Grants and Community Care Grants
• Council Tax and non-domestic business rates billing and collection
• Recovery of sundry debts and housing benefit overpayments

Information and communications technology (ICT)

• IT Systems and Applications Support
• IT Account Management
• IT Voice & Data Networks
• IT Desktop and Education Support
• ICT Service Desk
• IT Security and GSX
• Data Centre Management

Customer Services

• Customer Services
• Web and Transformational government